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When creating macros in VBA, you may have a need to know the specific day of the month represented by a particular date. For instance, you may want to determine the day of the month on which the macro is being executed. The following code will do the trick:
iDay = Day(Date)
The Day function returns an integer value representing the day of the month of whatever date you provide. In this example, the Date function represents today's date, and so Day returns today's day of the month.
You can also, if you prefer, use the Format function to return a text string that contains the day of the month. For instance, consider this code:
sTemp = Format(Date,"dd")
This returns the day of the month as two digits with a leading zero. You could replace "dd" with other variations; "d" returns the date without a leading zero, "ddd" returns the short day name for the day of the month (as in "Wed" or "Fri"), and "dddd" returns the full day name (as in "Wednesday" or "Friday").
Note, however, that Format returns a string. If your subsequent computations require a numeric value, then it is best to use the Day function.
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2014-05-24 15:24:18
Michael (Micky) Avidan
@Barry,
To my opinion the same can be achieved by putting: =NOW() in the cell and format it with one of the day formats.
(dd / ddd / dddd)
In addition - the result of your suggestion is Pure Text and as such no calculations can be perfomed on it.
Michael (Micky) Avidan
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2014-05-24 05:05:01
Barry
If you only want this on a worksheet then you can use the formula:
=TEXT(NOW(),"d"))
using "dd" will include a leading zero for days 1-9;
"ddd" will give a short day name e.g. Mon
"dddd" will give the full day name e.g. Monday
The same is true for months just substitute "m" for "d"
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